Neptune HS Baseball

Heard something the other day that takes the term “Living vicariously through them” to a whole new level. I’m sure this has been happening for a long time but it’s the first time I’ve actually heard of someone saying it out loud. Calling pitches from the dugout. When the game is over the coach talks and gloats about the pitches they called. I’m a manner to imply they won the game because of his effort. As someone who doesn’t believe in calling pitches from the dugout, this one struck a nerve with me. We all know if the game was lost coach wouldn’t be trying to take blame for the L. The reality is pitch calling isn’t rocket science. And the truth is most any pitch and location in any count has a great chance at success when it is executed (thrown where and how we want it). Coaches, remember this. If we are smart enough to call pitches from the dugout then we should be good enough to teach them how to do it too.